07/13/2012 | 01:40am US/Eastern
Press Release Bossard Group First six months 2012 – first results Sales maintained in a challenging market environment
In the first six months of the current 2012 business year Bossard Group’s sales amounted to CHF 251.4 million (2011: CHF 252.4 million). Compared to the record first half of 2011 this is a minor increase of 0.5 percent in local currencies; expressed in Swiss francs sales fell by
0.4 percent. Whereas America reported double-digit sales growth, customer demand in
Europe and Asia was in line with the declining Purchasing Managers Indices.
Consolidated net income for the first six months of 2012 totaled CHF 22.1 million (2011: CHF
25.1 million), which corresponds to a return on sales of 9.1 percent (2011: 10.3 percent). (…)
via Bossard Holding AG : First six months 2012 – first results (99.0 kB) | 4-Traders.